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Outstanding piece of art. *spoilers* When watching this movie PLEASE understand that it's not a "true" Joker that relates to the comics, but an out-of-the box way to portrait it. There's the age diference between Arthur and Bruce, there's no acid bath among other things. "Plot holes" is a stupid statement as this movie answers a lot about this unortodox origin. One thing that I missed from this movie is that Joker didn't say one of his staple quotes: "All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man to lunacy, this is how far the world is from where i am, ONE. BAD. DAY" It would fit perfectly somehwere in the end, maybe when he's with Murray, or somewhere else. But it's a small CON around big PROS. THAT'S WHAT THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT. How a sequence of bad events (to put it lightly) can make an already unstable person to full blown psychosis. To put it as a "incel motivation to start a killing spree" or "a white guy angry with the world" is to view a masterpiece like this one in a simplistic way. Those type of critics just shows how overpaid mainstream opinion makers are, with their butt hurt feelings because this movie is far away from some utopia or fails to deliver a message, whatever it means. It not only delivers, it makes you want to clap after it's finish. If you are familiar with the DC Universe, think about this Joker origin as a character of Earth-1283 where the story is diferent than Earth-1 (the original story), so you are not to attached to the details, just on the character development and the events that occur. Maybe that's something that the overpaid critics lack to understand. The movie showing the link between Bruce and Arthur is outstanding, making us understand (in this outside the box narrative) how Joker becomes so obsessed not only with Batman but also Bruce. Even that is covered, which was a great surprise, a well written surprise. A must watch, an instant classic. The staircase scene where he comes as the Joker before arriving to the talk show, or when he lits a cigarrete after leaving the subway are scenes that will live through generations. Last thing, can't compare to Heath Ledger, as Joaquin's Joker is an origin while Ledger is already the fully develop Clown Prince of Crime. I don't expect Phoenix to receive an Oscar for this great performance (movie doesn't follow Hollywoods checklist), but i hope that he at least gets nominated, even though he probably doesn't care. The hype was high, but i'm glad it delivered. A shame that it looks like an one-off, but ok, leave while on the top.